Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3

Quest: Lift the Shadow Curse

Guide to Baldur's Gate 3's 'Lift the Shadow Curse' quest. Infiltrate Moonrise Towers, defeat Ketheric Thorm, and find items like the Pale Oak.

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The quest "Lift the Shadow Curse" involves navigating the Shadow-Cursed Lands and confronting Ketheric Thorm. Your journey begins at the Ravaged Beach, where you'll encounter Shadowheart. Progress through key objectives like infiltrating Moonrise Towers and seeking protection from the pervasive Shadow Curse to ultimately defeat Ketheric Thorm.

Quest Progression

  • Start at Ravaged Beach: Begin your adventure at the Ravaged Beach.
  • Encounter Shadowheart: Find Shadowheart unconscious at X:271 Y:217. Interact with her to proceed.
  • Infiltrate Moonrise Towers: This major objective involves several sub-quests:
    • Capture Isobel the Selunite Cleric
    • Find Ketheric Thorm's Relic
    • Follow the Convoy
    • Resolve the Abduction
    • Seek Protection from the Shadow Curse
  • Defeat Ketheric Thorm: The ultimate goal of this questline.

Key Items & Locations

During your journey to lift the Shadow Curse, you may find several valuable items:

  • Pale Oak: Obtained as a reward for completing "Investigate Kagha" and both persuading and sparing Kagha before "Rescue the Druid Halsin." This staff is only awarded if you are a druid.
  • Hide and Seek quest reward: Found by Oliver in the House with Flowers in Shadow-Cursed Lands. Can be obtained by knocking him out or pick-pocketing him at the exact moment the encounter becomes a tactical turn-based encounter and before he vanishes, or if you can see invisible creatures.
  • Gilded Chest (X: 80 Y: -96): Located in the southeast portion of the Ruined Battlefield, near an ambush of Shadow-Cursed Needle Blights and Shadow-Cursed Vine Blights.
  • Locked Chest (X: -12 Y: -7): Found in a ruined house in the Shadow-Cursed Lands, just east of the tollhouse.
  • Locked Chest (X: 76 Y: 40): Located in the Ruined Battlefield, east of the Shadowed Battlefield Waypoint.
  • Shadow-Cursed Shambling Mound (X: 40 Y: 60): Drops an item in the Ruined Battlefield.
  • Strange Ox: Can be looted in the Druid Grove or later at Dammon's blacksmith in the Last Light Inn. Killing the Strange Ox prevents completion of the "Help the Devilish Ox" quest.